Pantaloon-garment



G. SGHILL'ING 85 S. PLORSHEIM. Pantaloon Garment.

No. 224,559. Patehfed Feb. 17, 1 880 NFETERS1 PNDTOLITHDGRAPNER.WASHINGTON. D. Cv

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVSGHILLING AND SIMON FLORSHEIM, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PANTALOON-GARMENT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 224,559, dated February17, 1880.

Application filed March 4, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUSTAV SGHILLING and SI ON FLORSHEIM, both ofChicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Pantaloon -Garments and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe-acoompanyin g drawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention consists in pantaloons, drawers, or overalls, as a newarticle of manufacture, provided with elastic straps at the sides,

such straps composed of a series of spiral springs held in puckeredtubes between two layers of material and arranged lengthwise ofthewaistband and supported by intermediate loops; and also in pantaloons,drawers, or overalls, as a new article of manufacture, having atriangular gore at the back of the waistband composed of a series ofspiral springs held inpuckered tubes and arranged in a close group atthe top, followed by puckered spaces separated by two spiral springs,

all as more specifically hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a rear view of the body ,portionofan overall. Fig. 2 represents a side view of the same; and Fig. 3, anenlarged sectional view of the elastic gore, showing its manner ofconstruction.

Like letters in the several figures of the drawings indicate like parts.

A designates the bodyportion of a pair of overalls, and a the waistbandto the same.

O is an elastic gore insertediu the rear upper of the garment, and D Dare elastic straps secured with their ends upon the waistband at thesides of the overalls, whereby the support of the garment is broughtupon the hips,

and the loose portion of the waistband intermediate of the strap-ends,for the purpose of preventing its sagging down, has two loops, E,

attached, which inclose and by which it is suspended on the straps.

The gore O as wellas the straps D are composed each of two flaps, c c,of thin leather or or strap is to be when finished, and are united bylongitudinal parallel seams of stitching, so as to form small tubesbetween two such seams, into each of which is inserted a smallcoil-spring, d. These springs d we make of very fine brass wire, whichwe coil upon a small mandrel, so that the spirals are successively inclose contact with each other. The leather or fabric tubes arecontracted over these springs, so as to form a multitude of smallwrinkles equally distributed over the whole length of said springs, andthe ends of the latter we secure in the ends of the tubes to the fabric.

For the gore we arrange the springs 01 in series of two, three, or four,with a blank space between each two series, and in accordance with therequired elastic resistance necessary for insuring a close yetcomfortable fit for the pantaloons, and with the lengths of the springsproportional to the varying width of the gore.

For the side straps, D, we arrange about four such springs side by side,and we attach the ends of such straps upon the waistband a, and coversaid ends by small patches of leather or fabric, and to the waistband,at equal distance between the ends of and over the straps D, we securetwo leather or fabric loops, E, which will sustain the otherwise looseportion of the waistband.

Such springs, interlaid between leather or cloth, which will conceal andprotect the same, and will prevent their being stretched beyond thelength of the covering material, make a much more durable elastic strapor gore than those made of rubber shirrs interwoven with give an easyand comfortable fit to the human body and limbs, allowing the same toyield to every movement .without losing their original shape.

Although it may be desirable to apply both the gore and straps topantaloon-garments, yet one or the other alone may be sufficient tobring about the desired good result, and therefore we do not wish to berestricted to their combined application.

The straps may be detachably secured by buttons or buckles, so as toenable the same to be taken off while the overalls, pants, or drawersare sent to the laundry for cleansing or washing, and such elasticstraps will be applied to good advantage also to the vest in place ofthe rear latchets and buckle.

We do not claim in this application the invention of spirally-coiledwire springs held in puckered tubes between two layers of material;neither do we claim the application to pantaloons, overalls, or drawersof elastic gore pieces or straps; but as we have not found described anddo not know of such garments provided with straps or with goresconstructed, arranged, and applied as described in our specification,

We claim as new and of our own invention-- 1. As a new article ofmanufacture, panta- -1oons, drawers, or overalls provided at the sideswith elastic straps D D, composed of a series of spiral wire springsheld in puckered tubes between two layers of material arrangedlengthwise of the waistband and supported by intermediate loops, E E,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, pantaloons, drawers, or overallsprovided with a triangular'gore, C, composed of a series of spiral wiresprings held in puckered tubes and arranged in a close group at the top,followed by puckered spaces separated by two spiral wire springs,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

GUSTAV SUHILLING. SIMON FLORSHEIM.

Witnesses EMIL H. FROMMANN, ERNsT J EBSEN.

